Research, project development and training in the thematic area: "sustainable land use/management and decentralized business-networks", here: "Process oriented, integreted understanding of climate, water, soil and biosiversity","Today's underestimated role of land's surface water household related to climate-change, soil- and surface-water quality and biodiversity", "effecitive and efficient monitoring", "compatibility of humans and sustainability", "effective leverages for an effective and efficient process towards sustainability", "innovative and sustainable business-lines in agriculture and regions"